Ohio State women’s basketball had lost three of its last five games coming into its Sunday afternoon showdown with the unranked Purdue Boilermakers. After a loss to the Indiana Hoosiers in their last game, the Buckeyes made sure to put this one away early.
Ohio State ended the first quarter up by 16 and went into half with a 29-point lead, entering the break up 55-26. The Buckeyes continued to pour it on, winning the third quarter by 13 and the fourth by 10. They ended up having a double-digit advantage in every quarter.
Chance Gray ended with a game-high 21 points. The Buckeyes leading scorer on the season, Cotie McMahon, had 16 points on 5-for-9 shooting and 3-for-4 from deep.
It was a terrific all-around effort from the Buckeyes, and with with top-25 teams like Michigan State and Maryland, the latter of which is on the road, to close out the regular season, this confidence-boosting win came at a good time.
It was a historic victory for the Buckeyes on senior day as well, capping a special team that has made the program one of the best ten in the country and should continue to see success heading into the Big Ten Tournament.
The Buckeyes will welcome the No. 22 Michigan State Spartans to Columbus for a 7 p.m. ET tip off on Wednesday, the next time they take the court.
Their last regular season will be on March 2 against the No. 21 Maryland Terrapins which will be featured on FOX.
This article originally appeared on Buckeyes Wire: Ohio State women’s basketball battles throttles Purdue at home
